When documentation becomes outdated, projects lose contributors, support burdens increase, and adoption slows. Yet, many open-source projects struggle to keep their docs evolving alongside their code.
This session presents proven strategies to turn documentation from a pain point into a sustainable asset:
- Integrate Docs into Development: Use PR templates, labels, and automation to embed docs in the dev workflow, so updates happen by default, not as an afterthought.
- Establish Governance: Assign documentation maintainers, rotate stewardship, and bring visibility into doc responsibilities.
- Master Versioning: Align docs with releases through changelog workflows, release gates, and readiness checks.
- Leverage Automation: Run style linting, broken link checks, and auto-generate API references from OpenAPI specs using tools like Redoc.
- Build a Documentation Culture: Lower contributor barriers with templates, contributor guides, and recognition.
You'll leave with
adaptable workflows, live tooling examples, and practical templates that scale across any stack, from open source to enterprise. Whether you’re a maintainer, contributor, or solo writer, this session equips you to make documentation a sustainable, collaborative part of your development process.
